Back on patch this evening
Pr Mistle Thrushs
Grey Wagtails
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Hare
Little egrets
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Andy Heptonstall

Lovely walk along part of the Pocklington Canal
Whitethroats
Reed+Sedge Warblers
Blackcaps
Shelducks
Mute Swans
Shoveler
Gadwall
Curlew
2 Leucistic Pheasants
Mayflies
And a very obliging Cuckoo
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Peter Gannon #FBPE #IamEuropean

Dingy skippers at Rufforth Tip today, along with lots of teneral blue-tailed damsels. Willow, chiffchaff, black cap and garden warbler, plus common whitethroat. York Birding Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire

Very pleasant stroll around Strensall Common today. Highlights were 3 singing Tree Pippits, several fledgling Stonechats, and a confiding Jay. Also Garden Warbler, Green Tiger Beetles, and Cuckoo calling in the distance.

Festivals of NNRs update - all of the guided walks in the #LDV are now fully booked apart from Thursday 30th May - if you would like to book a free place on the last Pocklington Canal walk please contact [email protected]🐦 York Birding

Whilst two pairs of Common Terns look set to breed at Bank Island on the ‘improved’ island, it was nice to hear about a chick colour-ringed on the Wheldrake raft in 2021, which was present at RSPB Fairburn Ings and RSPB St Aidan’s recently - thanks to Steve Cribbin for the record/photo York Birding

I often have to leave these passerine #nocmig flight calls unidentified, just a simple 'seep' like so many share. But this one I'm pretty confident was a Spotted flycatcher last night.
The 3 lower pitched calls are a ringed plover earlier in the night.

First visit to @3woodmeadowtrust this year 090524OM1090524 Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire Butterfly Conservation 🦋 YNET YNU Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Yorkshire Rewilding Network York Birding Saw a Swallow and a Swift too the meadow is part of the Escrick estate between York & Selby. Also 2 male Orange Tips

A relatively quiet morning on the Lower Wharfe near Ryther. No sign of yesterday's Osprey, but Buzzards, Red Kites, Sparrowhawks and Kestrels in evidence. Nice to see a Redshank lingering and a couple of Mandarin Ducks whizzed past. York Birding

Another early visit on a BBS square this morning SW of Norton. Most regular species seen but numbers quite thin on the ground.
Called at CHL, first L Egret I have seen there, seemed to be prospecting in trees within the heronry.
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Excellent session at North Duffield Carrs today. As well as the 2 AVOCETS (my 168th species), Great White Egret, 8 Little Egrets,3 Hobbies, 2 Peregrines, 6 Great Crested Grebes and 2 Lesser Black -backed Gulls were also present.

2 Avocet briefly on the scrape at Bank Island this evening, new for #PWC2024 .
Also the Garganey pair still, a male Mandarin, 4 Common Tern, 3 Shelduck, 1 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Great Crested Grebe & 2 Little Grebe
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Looks like that earlier swift was a trailblazer - just had six come over! YorkSwifts York Birding

Great to see the Friends of the #LDV 's new field ‘New Meadow’ at North Duffield Carrs now prepared in advance of sowing both the new hay meadow & wild bird crop. Really exciting to see how this field develops over the coming years - another great job by the Friends 👏

2 Avocets NDC from Geoff Smith Hide

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Nice to see Sand Martins showing interest in the nesting bank at Bank Island this year, with a pair of Common Terns also looking like nesting on the island there York Birding Thanks to Terry for sharing his images taken recently 📸

The breeding season is now in full swing in the #LDV with large numbers of Greylag creches present around the reserve, and the first broods of Mute Swan cygnets appearing over recent days. Thanks to Terry Weston for the photograph below taken recently at Bank Island York Birding

A swift over the house in Bishopthorpe! They're back! YorkSwifts York Birding

A misty start to the BBS survey at Seaton Ross. Recorded 3 singing Corn Bunts, which was nice, plus a Reed and a Sedge Warbler singing in the elephant grass crop.
Hagg Bridge saw the Cattle Egret in its breeding plumage in cattle field to the West.
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Festivals of NNRs update - the guided walks in the #LDV at Wheldrake Ings on the 26th & 29th May are now fully booked, however, places are still available on the other walks listed below - e-mail [email protected] today to book your free place 🐦 York Birding